Hillen played in 55 games last season for the Predators scoring two goals and adding four assists. He’ll slot in as a nice sixth or seventh defenseman for Washington and doing battle with the likes of Jeff Schultz, Dmitry Orlov, and John Erskine for playing time. Hillen can move the puck and has an OK shot from the point. At the very least, he provides the Caps with a solid option to go with if other guys struggle.

We’re working the market. Getting decent pick ups for cheap. It’ll save us at the Trade Deadline when we need to acquire a big salary like a Bobby Ryan, where we’ll have more than enough cap room to do such a deal…. Keep wheeling and dealing GMGM… Don’t listen to the Amateur Caps Fans that don’t know what they’re talking about